fueledbycoffee wrote:Hehe, got me a movie, I want you to know! Slicin' up eyeballs, I want you to know...

Never been a part of that particular subbacultcha - always seemed a little tame to me. But Hey - if I weren't chained to this desk all day, or chasin' caribou while I wait for the happening, well, this monkey could, in fact, make it to heaven.

Funny enough, that song's why I watched the flick in the first place. Unfortunately neither the movie nor the lyrics of Black Francis make much more sense after the viewing.

Just so you know, "Fear and Loathing" was actually sort of a sequal to "Where the Buffalo Roam" which of course is also about the life of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. Both are equally strange in my opinion. On a related note, i just saw another odd one called "Southland Tales". SO BIZZARE!!! LOTS of stuff going on...but loosely associated at best. Give it a look, preferably under the influence of your chemical of choice (if you're "of age", but if not oh well).

Scott

Roy Hunter wrote:Then, when you've got to know them a bit and their defences are down, you go all Scott the Pirate on them...

Not sure how we are using the term 'strange' here, but I'll post two suggestions that might loosely fit some possible criteria...

Mindwalk is definitely throught-provoking, and thought-provoking is a strange thing for movies to be in this day and age.

The Hours is so badly made that it deserves no mention... and yet, it managed to be so god-awful PC that people have felt the need to treat it as if it were actually thought-provoking and profound. A sad state of affairs for both the film and criticism industries.

"Are you saying," Brine interrupted, "that the human race was created to irritate Satan?""That is correct. Jehovah is infinite in his snottiness."Brine reflected on this for a moment and regretted that he had not become a criminal at an early age. --Practical Demonkeeping

Death Race 2000 (not to be confused with the bound to be dreadfully remade Hollywood spectacular to be released soon) is gloriously strange, bad, and bizzarre. The acting is horrible, the premise is utterly fucking ridiculous, the ending is quite possibly evidence for the existence of a 13th dimension (at right angles to sanity), and it is absolutely fascinating! Strange at its best.

"Are you saying," Brine interrupted, "that the human race was created to irritate Satan?""That is correct. Jehovah is infinite in his snottiness."Brine reflected on this for a moment and regretted that he had not become a criminal at an early age. --Practical Demonkeeping

Of course one must also mention Ken Park...a VERY fucked up movie. Fun for the whole family.

Jesus man! you dont look for acid! acid finds you when *it* thinks you're ready.-Hunter S ThompsonReligion ends and philosophy begins, just as alchemy ends and chemistry begins and astrology ends, and astronomy begins. -Christopher HitchensA lot of people pass through the thinking I'm a guru and take enough trips to understand that no, I was just a witness. I was just a witness. -Terence McKenna

Another not necessarily strange, but certianly odd (and again CLASSIC) is The Illustrated Man which is the screen adaptation of the Bradbury tale. Netflix should have that one. On a somewhat related note, did you all know that 300 is actually a remake? It's a new version of the film The 300 Spartans that was made in 1962. It's #22 on my netflix list.

Scott

Roy Hunter wrote:Then, when you've got to know them a bit and their defences are down, you go all Scott the Pirate on them...

Mom and I recently watched The Lost Boys. That was a little odd; especially the ending.

"The only thing that I couldn't stand about Costa Rica (whatever it what) was all the damned vampires."

xD

There's an anime that's a bit on the odd side, called Elfen Lied. Gorey as all get out, naked alien chicks ripping people's limbs off, little girls getting their fingers cut off... I watched it when I was sick and was terroized with nightmares. I still think it's kinda cool, though. >>

Kaylee: Wash, tell me I'm pretty.Wash: If I were unwed, I would take you up in a manly fashion.Kaylee: 'Cause I'm pretty?Wash: 'Cause your pretty.(Wash and Kaylee, Firefly, Heart of Gold)

It's a broken hearts paradeAnd I'm putting my heart out on displayThere's no masqueradeJust a funeral march for love todayThe band strikes up and they're playing a songDressed in black, and we're singing along to theBroken hearts paradeI've never been better then I am today

GreenRain22 wrote:There's an anime that's a bit on the odd side, called Elfen Lied. Gorey as all get out, naked alien chicks ripping people's limbs off, little girls getting their fingers cut off... I watched it when I was sick and was terroized with nightmares. I still think it's kinda cool, though. >>

Elfen Lied was absolutely brilliant. I don't think I've ever fallen as hard for an anime as I did that. It is love. But is wasn't that strange.

Vote Pieces for Pope! She didn't buy me off with the funny hat, I swear!... She made me a cardinal.

GreenRain22 wrote:There's an anime that's a bit on the odd side, called Elfen Lied. Gorey as all get out, naked alien chicks ripping people's limbs off, little girls getting their fingers cut off... I watched it when I was sick and was terroized with nightmares. I still think it's kinda cool, though. >>

Elfen Lied was absolutely brilliant. I don't think I've ever fallen as hard for an anime as I did that. It is love. But is wasn't that strange.

I don't mind Elfen Lied. It's a shame it only has around thirteen episodes...

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